Osteoporosis and Exercise: an empirical approach

Exercise is the only medicine that has no side effects. Aging is an inevitable degenerative biological consequence that cannot be circumvented and as results of aging human being suffers from many hypo-kinetic diseases such as Osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures are common in women after menopause and its severity is frightening and in many cases it occurs silently without any major trauma and ultimately leads to mortality. Long term effects of exercise have a prophylactic roll on bone mass which helps to maintain bone health throughout the lifespan.